EGU GA 2015

Geosciences Column: Recent and future changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet

Laura Roberts-Artal June 5, 2015

Greenland ice sheet. Credit: Andrew Sole (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu )

Over the past few decades, the Arctic region has warmed more than any other on Earth. The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass faster than ever before, and is expected to keep melting with consequences for global sea-level rise and ocean circulation. At a media briefing, during the EGU’s General Assembly in April (stream it here), researchers presented new results on the factors that influence the G ...[Read More]

General Assembly 2015 – Highlights

Laura Roberts-Artal May 21, 2015

It’s been just over a month since the EGU General Assembly 2015 in Vienna. The conference this year was a great success with 4,870 oral, 8,489 poster, and 705 PICO presentations. There were 577 unique scientific sessions, complimented by an impressive 310 side events, making for an interesting and diverse programme. The conference brought together 11,837 scientists from 108 countries, 23% of ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: How hydrothermal gases change soil biology

Laura Roberts-Artal May 15, 2015

The biosphere is an incredible thing – whether you’re looking at it through the eye of a satellite and admiring the Amazon’s vast green landscape, or looking at Earth’s surface much more closely and watching the life that blossoms on scales the naked eye might never see, you are sure to be inspired. Geochemist, Antonina Lisa Gagliano has been working on the slopes of Pantelleria Island in an effor ...[Read More]

Meet the experts: The future of solar-terrestrial research

Laura Roberts-Artal May 13, 2015

Meet the Experts – The Future of Solar-Terrestrial Research. (Credit: Christer van der Meeren, Birkeland Centre for Space Science, University of Bergen)

This year’s General Assembly saw more Short Courses than ever before! With many of the 50 courses on offer having been organised by and/or for early career scientitst, there was no excuse not to pick up some new skills. In this guest blog post, Jone Peter Reistad a PhD candidate at the University of Bergen, outlines the details of a session which explored what the future might hold for resea ...[Read More]